Snow-shoes.



MMWR@ STATES PATENT lllfffE.

CHARLES E. ELLIS, 0F ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA.

SNOW-SHOP Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 17, 12H4..

pplication filed November 12, 1912. Serial No. 730,937.

State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements inSnow-Shoes, `of which the following is a specification.

lllhis invention relates to snow shoes or skees and has for an object toprovide a der vice of this character' which will be construeted of metaland wood and combined so that the metal will present a running surfaceofimaximum length and efficiency while the wood portion ofthe device isdesigned to presentan eifective foot bearing and arch support and acentral longitudinal brace for the metal element of the device.

Another obieet of the invention is to provide a skee which will be soconstructed that the different elements thereof may be eifectuallyconnected together without the use of permanent fastening devices.

Another object of the invention is to provide intertitting elements ofthe skee which when operatively combined will afford means for securelyholding the foot strap in proper position upon the device.

1n the dra-wing forming a portion of this application, and in which likeletters of lreference indicate similar parts in the several'v'iews-Figure l is a perspective view of the ske F ig.- 2 is alongitudinal section therethrough. Fig. 3 is a transverse section takenon line of Fig. l. 35 1 The device comprises a metal member 1 and amember 2 'of wood. The metal member is stamped from a single length ofsheet steel and provided throughout its length with parallel spaced sideHanges. The bottom., or running surface of the metal member is curvedupwardly and forwardly at one end as at 4 in the usual manner.

rlihe flanges 3, intermediate of their length are provided withupstanding ears 4 which are provided with inwardly struck teats 5 whichareA embedded in the sides of the wooden member 2 whereby the latter issecurely retained in place upon the metal member and against accidentallongitudinal movement therein. The member 2 is provided on its bottomand preferably at a point approximately midway of its length with atransverse groove 5 in which the lower portion 6 of a foot strap 7extends.

When the member 2 is forced to place in the metal member l of the skeethe foot strap is effeetually held in an applied position without theuse of permanent. fastening devices such as nails or the like. The sideflanges 3 of the metal member are yieldable relatively whereby they canbe sprung apart to permit the wooden member 2 to be removed and toenableI one to remove the foot strapV when the latter becomes worn andwhen it is desired to replace it by a new one. The member 2 is providedpreferably with a hoi-i4 zontally disposed rest 8 for the heel of theshoe of the wearer and from the rest the material Q is extended upwardlyvertically as at 9 and then curved forwardly and upwardly as at l() andthen downwardly as at ll. From this construction it is evident that theportion l() will form an arch rest for the foot. The loop 7 extends overthe arch rest so that. when the foot is extended beneath the loop it maybe brought into se cure contact' with the arch rest l0.

I claim A skee comprising a metallic runner having yieldable sideflanges, a foot rest detachably arranged between the flanges, spacedears formed on each of the flanges adjacent to the foot rest andprovided with inwardly struck teats adapted to penetrate the foot restand to hold the same against lougitudi- Cit nal movement, a strapcarried by the foot rest and having a foot receiving; loop dls- I posedabove the foot rest, the sides of the strap extending between the spacedears on each of the flanges whereby to restrict the lateral movement ofthe said loop.

In testimony whereof l aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. ELLIS, Witnesses:

MARTHA L. HOLLER, THEO. A. SCHACHT.

